People who get the mininum wage are lucky to have that position. Mininum wage (jobs) are mostly for kids and high school dropouts or lazy people or people with other problems.
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"Mininum wage (jobs) are mostly for kids and high school dropouts or lazy people or people with other problems."
Necessary conditions for this to be true: there are and always will be a number of non-minimum wage jobs greater or equal to the working population who are not kids, high school dropouts or lazy people with other problems, with a rate of increase equal to the birth rate plus net immigration rate, minus dropout rate.
Prove it.
OK, but society dumps on them if the minimum wages is unliveable. If one can't afford food, shelter and medical care on the minimum wage, that minimum wage is not high enough.
Many of the problems which lead people into a life stuck in minimum wage jobs are not their fault.
Is that John Baker from CHiPs?
Lucky that they have a job that doesn't pay enough to live on and probably doesn't offer any benefits including but not limited to medical and dental plans? Do you know how hard it is to pay off the eye doctor for a visit, frames and lenses when you don't make four dollars an hour after taxes? Fuck you with a combine you short-sighted, narrow-minded, broadbrush painting cockbite.
"Minimum wage jobs are for kids, high school dropouts, and lazy people," said John Baker, as he relaxed in his poolside lounge chair and counted the money he'd inherited from his wealthy parents. His butler came out, bringing a glass of Champaign, and his attorney informed him that his parents' estate totals $224 million, less his fee. Baker sipped his Champaign, and mused on how much he'd accomplished in life; he'd shot twelve deer in the fake forest on the back of his estate, he'd thrown parties, and he'd earned $224 million.
In front of his house was José Martinez. José earned minimum wage. He had a wife and two children to support, and worked as many as 14 hours each day, including weekends so that he could care for them. He had been born with nothing he never even knew who his parents were. He had grown up in an unlicensed orphanage, living in absolutely squalid conditions. He was never permitted to leave to go to school. A priest or nun of some sort came in to teach them, but rarely covered basic lessons. When the authorities closed down the orphanage, José was 9 years old, and had no formal schooling. He had to start that from the very beginning. Although he worked fast and gained a high school education by the time he was 21, he couldn't afford college.
José still hopes he'll be able to afford college and get a better job or at least send his kids to college. In the meantime, putting food on the table is a struggle. José had been working all night, and was barely awake enough to accomplish his current task painting John Baker's house. After nearly falling off his ladder, he climbed down to rest for a few minutes. "Stupid lazy bastard," muttered Baker under his breath upon seeing José's brief cessation of work.
I agree that this is not Fundie, but - My, Oh My - is it ever nasty!
How piss-poor that this insignificant prick feels such grandeur as he looks down his (gin-blossomed) nose at those who work for a living.
That's not how Corporate America works. The less they pay you, the more money they make.
Obviously it's your fault that you can't make ends meet with the salary that isn't enough to make ends meet. So we're going to go ahead and charge you extra for not making ends meet.
AMERICA!!! BUSINESS MODEL NO.1: SCAM!
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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